Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
The poorest and the working class did see an improvement in income and living standards, that's because of a number of factors, Unions were strong as well (not like today) There was a class war taking place, we are now witnessing huge social poverty that wasn't as prevalent 30 to 40 years ago in my opinion.
I would prefer to see statistical evidence. My gut reaction is that you are very wrong but could be persuaded otherwise. Yes the unions were strong; my bet is that you didn't live through the strikes that brought the country to it's knees.